Allowing redirected restores of a specific client's files
The NetBackup administrator can permit a single client to restore the backups that belong to another specific client.
To do so, create an altnames directory on the NetBackup master server of the requesting client in the following location:
On Windows:
install_path\NetBackup\db\altnames\peername
On UNIX:
/usr/openv/netbackup/db/altnames/peername
Then, create a peername file inside of the directory where peername is the client to possess restore privileges. Add to the peername file the names of the client(s) whose files the requesting client wants to restore.
The requesting client can restore the files that were backed up by another client if:
The names of the other clients appear in the peername file, and
The NetBackup client name of the requesting client is changed to match the name of the client whose files the requesting client wants to restore.